Cape Verde vs Central African Republic: Total reserves in months of imports
Total reserves in months of imports over time
- Cape Verde
- Central African Republic
How they compare
Central African Republic currently reports 9.63 against 8.69 in Cape Verde, a difference of 0.94.
That makes Central African Republic's figure about 1.1 times Cape Verde's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 18 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Cape Verde ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 22nd and Central African Republic ranks 19th of 179 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 2 and Central African Republic in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Central African Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.1 | 1.88 | 6.22 | Cape Verde |
| 1980s | 5.91 | 2.91 | 2.99 | Cape Verde |
| 1990s | 4.32 | 4.95 | 0.634 | Central African Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total reserves in months of imports, Cape Verde or Central African Republic?
- Central African Republic, at 9.63 against 8.69 in Cape Verde as of 1994.
- What is the difference in total reserves in months of imports between Cape Verde and Central African Republic?
- 0.94, with Central African Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Central African Republic?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 1994.
- How do Cape Verde and Central African Republic rank globally for total reserves in months of imports?
- Cape Verde ranks 22nd and Central African Republic ranks 19th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Total reserves in months of imports. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Reserve assets are external assets, including monetary gold, that are readily available to and controlled by monetary authorities for meeting balance of payments financing needs, for intervention in exchange markets to affect the currency exchange rate, and for other related purposes (such as maintaining confidence in the currency and the economy, and serving as a basis for foreign borrowing). Reserve assets must be denominated and settled in foreign currency. This item is expressed in terms of the number of months of imports of goods and services they could pay for [X/(Imports/12)].